diff --git a/fs/fscache/internal.h b/fs/fscache/internal.h
index 88a48cc..ee38fef 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/internal.h
+++ b/fs/fscache/internal.h
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@
 				       struct fscache_operation *);
 extern int fscache_submit_op(struct fscache_object *,
 			     struct fscache_operation *);
-extern int fscache_cancel_op(struct fscache_operation *);
+extern int fscache_cancel_op(struct fscache_operation *,
+			     void (*)(struct fscache_operation *));
 extern void fscache_cancel_all_ops(struct fscache_object *);
 extern void fscache_abort_object(struct fscache_object *);
 extern void fscache_start_operations(struct fscache_object *);
diff --git a/fs/fscache/operation.c b/fs/fscache/operation.c
index 36c5960..762a9ec 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/operation.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/operation.c
@@ -298,7 +298,8 @@
 /*
  * cancel an operation that's pending on an object
  */
-int fscache_cancel_op(struct fscache_operation *op)
+int fscache_cancel_op(struct fscache_operation *op,
+		      void (*do_cancel)(struct fscache_operation *))
 {
 	struct fscache_object *object = op->object;
 	int ret;
@@ -316,6 +317,8 @@
 		ASSERT(!list_empty(&op->pend_link));
 		fscache_stat(&fscache_n_op_cancelled);
 		list_del_init(&op->pend_link);
+		if (do_cancel)
+			do_cancel(op);
 		op->state = FSCACHE_OP_ST_CANCELLED;
 		if (test_bit(FSCACHE_OP_EXCLUSIVE, &op->flags))
 			object->n_exclusive--;
diff --git a/fs/fscache/page.c b/fs/fscache/page.c
index 8a92b9f..ff000e5 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/page.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/page.c
@@ -303,6 +303,17 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Handle cancellation of a pending retrieval op
+ */
+static void fscache_do_cancel_retrieval(struct fscache_operation *_op)
+{
+	struct fscache_retrieval *op =
+		container_of(_op, struct fscache_retrieval, op);
+
+	op->n_pages = 0;
+}
+
+/*
  * wait for an object to become active (or dead)
  */
 static int fscache_wait_for_retrieval_activation(struct fscache_object *object,
@@ -320,7 +331,7 @@
 	if (wait_on_bit(&op->op.flags, FSCACHE_OP_WAITING,
 			fscache_wait_bit_interruptible,
 			TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE) != 0) {
-		ret = fscache_cancel_op(&op->op);
+		ret = fscache_cancel_op(&op->op, fscache_do_cancel_retrieval);
 		if (ret == 0)
 			return -ERESTARTSYS;
 
@@ -338,8 +349,8 @@
 		return -ENOBUFS;
 	}
 	if (unlikely(fscache_object_is_dead(object))) {
-		pr_err("%s() = -ENOBUFS [obj dead %d]", __func__, op->op.state);
-		fscache_cancel_op(&op->op);
+		pr_err("%s() = -ENOBUFS [obj dead %d]\n", __func__, op->op.state);
+		fscache_cancel_op(&op->op, fscache_do_cancel_retrieval);
 		fscache_stat(stat_object_dead);
 		return -ENOBUFS;
 	}